KR100801366B1 - Information providing apparatus, Information using apparatus, Information processing apparatus, Information providing system, Information providing method, Information using method, and Recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention aims at facilitating selection of a broadcast program to be viewed by allowing viewers to recognize recorded broadcast program contents in a short time, and to enable the collection of personal information of viewers watching the broadcast program. As a means for this, the information using apparatus 3 inputs a designation condition of the summary to be viewed, and the information providing apparatus 2 stores the summary reproduction information and the additional screen information indicating the summary contents of the broadcast content information. Then, in accordance with the designated condition information transmitted from the information using device 3, specific summary reproduction information and additional screen information are extracted and distributed to the information using device 3, and the information using device 3 delivers the distributed information. Create a summary based on it and play it back.

When the summary is reproduced, the information using apparatus 3 transmits the viewing result information indicating that the summary is reproduced to the information providing apparatus 2, and the information providing apparatus 2 recovers the viewing result information. And prepare statistics of viewing result information.

Information provision system, information provision device, means for receiving specified condition, means for shortening summary contents

Description

Information providing apparatus, information using apparatus, information providing apparatus, information providing system, information providing method, information using method , and Recording medium}             

1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of an information providing system.

2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of broadcast content information.

3A to 3C are diagrams showing details of information to be exchanged between the information providing apparatus and the information using apparatus.

4 is a configuration diagram showing a specific example of the information providing system.

5 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information providing apparatus.

6 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information using apparatus.

7 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus.

8 shows an example of a display screen displayed on the display device when inputting specified condition information.

9 shows an example of a display screen displayed on the display device when inputting specified condition information.

10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the shape of a search screen displayed on a display device.                 

11 is a display example of a search screen.

12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

3, 33: device for using information 3a: input means

3b: means for transmitting specified condition information 3c: means for receiving summary related information

3d: Summary related information authentication means 3e: Additional screen display means

3f: broadcast content information storage means 3g: frame search means

3h: image reproduction means 3i: viewing result information return means

4, 34: electronic communication means 5, 35: information processing apparatus

6, 36: Financial settlement institution 10: Broadcast content information

11: header 11a: timestamp

11b: frame number 12: frame

20: designated condition information 20a, 22a: authentication information

20b: Delivery method ID 20c: Viewable time information

20d, 21b, 22b: Title ID 20e, 21c, 22c: Keyword

20f, 22d: Selection information ID 21: Summary information

21a: summary playback information 21d: additional screen information

22: viewing result information 32a, 33a: recording device

32b, 33b: information control device                 

32aa: Summary Replay Information Database

32ab: Additional screen information database 32ac: Summary search information search information

32ad: Advertising Information 32ae: Summary Information

32af: Distribution Method Information 32ag: City Hall Statistics

33aa: Broadcast Content Information 33ab: Browser Information

33ac: information for searching broadcast content information 33e: display device

35a to 35d: database 35e: information processing server

35ea: template information 35f to 35i: information conversion device

35j: Automatic material information storage server

The present invention relates to an information providing device, an information using device, an information processing device, an information providing system, an information providing method, an information using method, and a recording medium, which provide broadcasting content summary information that summarizes broadcasting content information. An information providing apparatus, an information using apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an information providing system, an information providing method, an information using method, and a recording medium for providing a summary of broadcast contents according to the designation of the present invention.

(Conventional technology)

It is common to select a broadcast program provided to a home while the viewer changes channels, browses a program table published in advance in a newspaper, and selects and watches a desired broadcast program. In addition, when there are two or more broadcast programs that are desired to be viewed on different channels at the same time, the contents of the program are recorded on a videotape, a recording apparatus, and the like, and the recorded programs are watched out of time. If the program cannot be viewed at the program broadcast time that the user wants to watch, the program contents are reserved in advance in accordance with the program broadcast time, the program is automatically recorded, and the recorded content is reproduced next. A method of watching the video is also employed.

However, in the conventional broadcast program (hereinafter, referred to as a program) recording method, there is a problem that the recorded content is not known until the recorded program content is actually viewed, and selection of the program to be viewed is difficult.

In recent years, with the diversification of broadcast media and the introduction of digital broadcasting such as satellite digital broadcasting, the number of programs that can be received at home is increasing rapidly. As described above, when the number of programs that can be watched increases, the opportunities for recording broadcast content and viewing the content also increase. At the same time, however, it is important to select which program to watch from a variety of broadcast programs. In the conventional method, information about a program cannot be known unless the program is actually watched, in addition to some information recorded in a program table or the like. Therefore, in the future, under the situation where the number of received programs is expected to increase further, it is thought that it becomes increasingly difficult to select and watch a program that a viewer really wants within a limited viewable time.

In addition, the conventional method has a problem that it is not possible to collect personal information about what program the viewer actually watched.

Conventionally, the personal information of what program the viewer has watched is only collected by a questionnaire or the like, and the personal information of each viewer is recovered and based on the statistical information, a service suitable for each viewer is provided. I could not.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an information providing apparatus that facilitates selection of a broadcast program to be viewed by recognizing recorded program contents in a short time, and also recovers personal information of viewers who watch the program. It aims to do it.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an information utilization apparatus that facilitates selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing recorded program contents in a short time, and can also provide personal information of a viewer who views the program.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that facilitates selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing recorded program contents in a short time.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system that facilitates selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing recorded program contents in a short time, and also recovers personal information of viewers who watch the program.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information providing method that facilitates the selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing the recorded program contents in a short time, and also recovers the personal information of the viewer who is watching the program.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an information usage method that facilitates the selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing the recorded program contents in a short time, and can also provide the personal information of the viewer who is watching the program.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to store a program that facilitates the selection of a program to be viewed by recognizing the recorded program contents in a short time, and also allows a computer to perform a function of recovering the personal information of the viewer who is watching the program. It is to provide a recording medium.

(Means to solve the task)

In order to solve the above problems, there is provided an information providing apparatus for providing broadcast content summary information that summarizes broadcast content information, comprising: summary playback information storage means for storing summary playback information indicating a summary content of the broadcast content information; Additional screen information storage means for storing additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary reproduction information, and summary reproduction information retrieval means for extracting the specific summary reproduction information from the summary reproduction information storage means according to the transmitted designated condition information; And additional screen information extracting means for extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information searching means from the additional screen information storing means, and the summary condition according to the designated condition information. A request for shortening the summary playback information extracted by the playback information search means And a summary playback distribution means for delivering the additional screen information extracted by the additional screen information extracting means and the summary playback information shortened by the summary content reducing means at a timing specified in the designated condition information. An information providing apparatus is provided.

Here, the summary playback information storage means stores summary playback information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information, and the additional screen information storage means stores additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information, and the summary playback information search means. Extracts specific summary reproduction information from the summary reproduction information storing means according to the transmitted designated condition information, and the additional screen information extracting means extracts additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information extracted by the summary reproduction information retrieving means. Extraction from the additional screen information storage means, and the summary content shortening means shortens the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information search means according to the designated condition information, and the summary playback distribution means is performed by the additional screen information extraction means. The extracted additional screen information and the summary playback information shortened by the summary content shortening means are assigned to the designated condition information. Distribute at the specified timing.

And a viewing result retrieving means for retrieving the viewing result information indicating that the summary of the broadcast contents has been reproduced, and a customer managing means for creating the viewing statistics information which is the statistics of the viewing result information, and for customer management. An information providing apparatus is provided.

Here, the viewing result retrieving means retrieves the viewing result information indicating that the summary of the broadcast contents has been reproduced, and the customer management means creates the viewing statistics information which is the statistics of the viewing result information to perform customer management.

In addition, an information utilization apparatus using broadcast content summary information that summarizes broadcast content information, comprising: broadcast content information storage means for storing the broadcast content information, and input condition information for the broadcast content summary information to be provided; Designation condition input means, designation condition information transmission means for transmitting the designation condition information, summary playback information indicating a summary of the broadcast content information distributed in accordance with the designation condition information, and an additional screen corresponding to the summary playback information. Receiving by the summary related information receiving means for receiving information, additional screen displaying means for displaying the additional screen by using the additional screen information received by the summary related information receiving means, and receiving by the summary related information receiving means. Stored in the broadcast content information storage means by using the summarized reproduction information; There is provided an information utilization apparatus comprising frame search means for extracting frames constituting the broadcast content summary information from song content information, and image reproduction means for playing back the frame extracted by the frame search means. .

Here, the broadcast content information storage means stores broadcast content information, the designated condition input means inputs designated condition information of the broadcast content summary information to be provided, and the designated condition information transmitting means transmits the designated condition information. The summary related information receiving means receives summary playback information indicating a summary of the broadcast content information distributed in accordance with the designated condition information and additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information, and the additional screen display means includes summary related information. The additional screen is displayed using the additional screen information received by the receiving means, and the frame searching means uses the summary playback information received by the summary related information receiving means, and the broadcast is stored in the broadcast content information storage means. From the content information, a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information is extracted, and the image reproduction means is retrieved by the frame search means. It reproduces the exported frame.

Further, there is provided an information using apparatus characterized by further having viewing result information conveying means for conveying viewing result information indicating that the broadcasting content summary information has been reproduced by the image reproducing means to the provider of the broadcasting content summary information.

Here, the viewing result information conveying means conveys the viewing result information indicating that the broadcast content summary information has been reproduced by the image reproducing means to the provider of the conveyance content summary information.

An information processing apparatus for creating summary reproduction information indicating summary contents of broadcast content information, comprising: broadcast content information storage means for classifying and storing the broadcast content information for each broadcast content, and a template for processing the broadcast content information; An information processing server storing information, a material information storage server which extracts and distributes the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means and the template information stored in the information processing server, and the material information storage server. An information processing apparatus is provided having information processing means for creating the summary reproduction information by using the broadcast content information and the template information.

Here, the broadcast content information storage means classifies and stores the broadcast content information for each broadcast content, the information processing server stores template information for processing the broadcast content information, and the material information storage server stores the broadcast content information. The broadcast content information stored in the means and the template information stored in the information processing server are extracted and distributed, and the information processing means creates the summary reproduction information by using the broadcast content information and the template information distributed by the material information storage server.

An information providing system for providing broadcast content summary information summarizing broadcast content information, comprising: summary reproduction information storage means for storing summary reproduction information indicating a summary content of the broadcast content information; Additional screen information storage means for storing the created additional screen information, summary playback information retrieving means for extracting the specific summary playback information from the summary playback information storage means, in accordance with the transmitted specified condition information, and the summary playback information retrieval means; Additional screen information extracting means for extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information extracted by the additional screen information storing means from the additional screen information storing means, and extracted by the summary playback information searching means according to the designated condition information; Summary contents reduction means for shortening the summary reproduction information, and the additional screen; An information providing apparatus having a summary reproduction distribution means for delivering the additional screen information extracted by the information extraction means and the summary reproduction information shortened by the summary content reduction means at a timing specified in the designated condition information, and the broadcast content. Broadcast content information storage means for storing information, designated condition input means for inputting the specified condition information of the broadcast content summary information desired to be provided, and designated condition information transmission for transmitting the specified condition information to the information providing apparatus. An additional screen by using means, a summary related information receiving means for receiving the summary reproduction information and the additional screen information distributed from the information providing apparatus, and the additional screen information received by the summary related information receiving means. The additional screen display means for displaying the number and the summary related information receiving means. Frame retrieval means for extracting a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means by using the summarized reproduction information, and extracted by the frame retrieval means. An information providing system is provided which has an information using apparatus having image reproducing means for reproducing the frame.

Here, the summary playback information storage means stores summary playback information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information, and the additional screen information storage means stores additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information, and the summary playback information search means. Extracts specific summary reproduction information from the summary reproduction information storing means according to the transmitted designated condition information, and the additional screen information extracting means extracts additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information extracted by the summary reproduction information searching means. Extraction from the additional screen information storage means, and the summary content shortening means shortens the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information search means according to the designated condition information, and the summary playback distribution means is performed by the additional screen information extraction means. The extracted supplementary screen information and the summary playback information shortened by the summary content shortening means are assigned to the designated condition information. The broadcast content information storage means stores the broadcast content information, the designated condition input means inputs the specified condition information of the broadcast content summary information to be provided, and the designated condition information transmission means designates it. The condition information is sent to the information providing apparatus, and the summary related information receiving means receives the summary reproduction information and the additional screen information distributed from the information providing apparatus, and the additional screen display means is received by the summary related information receiving means. The additional screen is displayed using the additional screen information, and the frame retrieving means uses the summary playback information received by the summary related information receiving means, from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means, to broadcast content. The frames constituting the summary information are extracted, and the image reproducing means reproduces the frames extracted by the frame retrieving means.

In addition, in the information providing method for providing broadcast content summary information summarizing broadcast content information, the summary playback information representing the summary content of the broadcast content information is stored, and additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information is stored. Extracts the specific summary playback information according to the sent designated condition information, extracts the additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information, and shortens the extracted summary playback information according to the specified condition information; An information providing method is provided which distributes the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information at a timing specified in the designated condition information.

In this way, a summary of the broadcast content information can be prepared and provided to the viewer under the conditions specified by the viewer.

Further, in the information use method using the broadcast content summary information that summarizes the broadcast content information, the broadcast content information is stored, the designated condition information of the broadcast content summary information to be provided is input, and the specified condition information And transmit the summary playback information and the additional screen information distributed, display the additional screen by using the received additional screen information, and use the received summary playback information to store the broadcast. From the content information, a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information is extracted, and the extracted information frame is provided.

In this way, it is possible to reproduce a summary of the broadcast content information created under the conditions specified by the viewer and to grasp the outline of the program content.

In addition, it stores the summary reproduction information indicating the summary contents of the broadcast content information, stores additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary reproduction information, extracts and extracts the specific summary reproduction information in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information. Extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information, shortening the extracted summary playback information according to the designated condition information, and timing the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information specified in the designated condition information; There is provided a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a function of distributing data.

By executing the program stored in the recording medium on a computer, a summary of the broadcast content information can be prepared and provided to the viewer under the conditions specified by the viewer.

And storing the broadcast content information, inputting the designated condition information of the broadcast summary information desired to be provided, transmitting the designated condition information, receiving the delivered summary playback information and the additional screen information, The additional screen is displayed by using the received additional screen information, and the frame constituting the broadcast content summary information is extracted from the stored broadcast content information by using the received summary playback information. There is provided a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform the function of reproducing the frame.

By executing the program stored in the recording medium on a computer, it is possible to reproduce the summary of the broadcast content information created under the condition specified by the viewer, and grasp the outline of the program content.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described with reference to drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system 1 according to this embodiment.

The information providing system 1 includes an information providing apparatus 2 for providing a summary of broadcast contents in which broadcast contents information is provided, an information using apparatus 3 using broadcast contents summary information, and electronic communication means for delivering various kinds of information. (4) By the financial settlement institution 6 which pays the use price concerning the use of the information processing apparatus 5 which produces the summary reproduction information which shows the summary content of broadcast content information, and the information provision system 1; Configured.

Here, the information providing apparatus 2 is owned by a company or the like that provides the information providing system 1 and is installed as one of the sharing facilities shared and used by the viewer, and the information using apparatus 3 is the information providing system 1. It is owned by the viewer using and is installed in the home of the viewer. In addition, broadcast content information is video information of the program itself broadcasted by a broadcasting station, etc., and is comprised by several header and frame. The details thereof will be described later.

The information providing apparatus 2 includes: designated condition receiving means 2a for receiving designated condition information sent from the information using device 3, and summary playback information storing means for storing summary playback information indicating summary contents of the broadcast content information ( 2d) an additional screen information storage means 2e for storing additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information; and a summary for extracting specific summary playback information from the summary playback information storage means 2d in accordance with the sent designated condition information. Additional screen information extracting means 2f for extracting additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information extracted by the playback information searching means 2c and the summary playback information searching means 2c from the additional screen information storing means 2e. In accordance with the designated condition information, the summary content shortening means 2b for shortening the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information retrieving means 2c and the additional screen information extracting means 2f. A summary reproduction delivery means 2g for delivering the summary information reproduced by the screen information and the summary content reduction means 2b at the timing specified in the designated condition information, and the viewing result information indicating that the summary of the broadcast contents has been reproduced. Sending the amount of charge information for creating the viewing result collecting means (2h), the viewing statistics information that is the statistics of the viewing result information, the customer management means (2i) to perform customer management, and the charge amount information to the financial settlement agency (6) Means 2j, advertisement information storage means 2k for storing advertisement information provided to the user, and advertisement selection means for extracting personal advertisement information selected for each user from the advertisement information storage means 2k based on the viewing statistics information ( 2l).

Herein, the designated condition information is information indicating a preparation condition, delivery condition, and the like of the broadcast content summary information that the viewer wishes to provide, and the viewer inputs the information using the information using device 3 to the information providing device 2. Is sent. This detail is mentioned later. The summary reproduction information is an identifier for specifying broadcast content summary information, and is composed of a frame number of a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information and information on a broadcast time at which the frame is broadcast. This will be described later. The additional screen information is one of information transmitted from the information providing apparatus 2 to the information using apparatus 3, and the information using apparatus 3 displays a search screen for inputting a summary preparation condition or the like based on this information. do. Details of this will be described later. The amount of charge information is the use price information of the information providing system 1 managed for each viewer. The personal advertisement information is advertisement information selected based on personal preferences.

The information using apparatus 3 includes broadcast content information storage means 3f for storing broadcast content information, designated condition input means 3a for inputting designated condition information of broadcast content summary information to be provided, and designated condition information. Designated condition information transmitting means (3b) for transmitting, summary-related information receiving means (3c) for receiving summary reproduction information indicating a summary of broadcast content information distributed in accordance with the designated condition information, additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information, and the like. ), The additional screen displaying the additional screen using the additional screen information received by the summary related information authentication means 3d and the summary related information receiving means 3c for authenticating the received additional screen information and the summary playback information. By using the summary playback information received by the screen display means 3e and the summary related information receiving means 3c, from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means 3f, the broadcast content is broadcast. Broadcast content summary information by frame retrieving means 3g for extracting the frames constituting the summary information, image reproducing means 3h for reproducing the frames extracted by the frame retrieving means 3g, and image reproducing means 3h. Is comprised by the viewing result information conveying means 3i which conveys the viewing result information to the information providing apparatus 2 which shows that the playback was performed.

The electronic communication means 4 is an electronic communication network such as the Internet, and enables information communication between the information providing apparatus 2, the information using apparatus 3, and the financial settlement institution 6.

The information processing apparatus 5 processes the broadcast content information to create summary reproduction information, and also creates additional screen information corresponding thereto.

The financial settlement institution 6 pays the use price of the information providing system 1 on the basis of the charge amount information transmitted from the information providing apparatus 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the broadcast content information 10. The broadcast content information 10 is composed of a plurality of headers 11 representing attributes of recorded information, and a plurality of frames 12 which are image information corresponding to the headers 11 and the like. The header 11 has, as an identifier, a time stamp 11a indicating the broadcast time of the frame 12 corresponding thereto and a frame number 11b indicating a position in the broadcast content information 10 of the frame 12. Have. In the case of the header 11 of FIG. 2, the time stamp 11a becomes "20:18:35", and the frame number 11b becomes ": 24", but this corresponds to the header 11. It means that the frame 12 is the 24th frame broadcasted at 20:18:35.

3A to 3C are diagrams showing details of information to be exchanged between the information providing apparatus 2 and the information using apparatus 3. Here, FIG. 3A shows the structure of the designated condition information 20, FIG. 3B shows the structure of the summary related information 21, and FIG. 3C shows the structure of the viewing result information 22, respectively.

The designated condition information 20 may include authentication information 20a for authenticating the viewer or the information using apparatus 3, a delivery method ID 20b indicating a delivery method designated by the viewer, and the viewer designated by the viewer. Viewable time information 20c indicating the length of time there is, title ID 20d specifying a broadcasting unit meaning a program, and the like, and keyword 20e designated by the viewer to specify broadcasting content summary information that the viewer wishes to provide. ) And a selection information ID 20f indicating the summary contents selected by the viewer. Here, the delivery method is a timing for delivering summary reproduction information or the like from the information providing apparatus 2 to the information using apparatus 3, that is, the condition information 20 specified from the information using apparatus 3 to the information providing apparatus 2. ) Is delivered to the transmitted time, delivered to the time determined daily, or delivered to the time at which delivery is possible, and the delivery method ID 20b indicates the timing of any selected from these. The summary related information 21 is information that the information providing apparatus 2 distributes to the information using apparatus 3 in accordance with the designated condition information 20 transmitted from the information using apparatus 3, and the viewer can provide this information. The summary is viewed, the summary is selected in detail, and the like. The summary related information 21 has a summary reproduction information 21a, a title ID 21b, a keyword 21c, and additional screen information 21d. Here, the summary reproduction information 21a is comprised of the time stamp 11a and frame number 11b which are identifiers which the header 11 of the broadcast content information 10 shown in FIG. In addition, the title ID 21b and the keyword 21c convey the title ID 20d and the keyword 20e of the designated condition information 20 transmitted from the information utilization apparatus 3 to the information utilization apparatus 3. The information is used to extract the summary playback information 21a and the additional screen information 21d in the information providing apparatus 2.

The viewing result information 22 includes authentication information 22a for authenticating the viewer or the information using apparatus 3, a title ID 22b used for extracting the reproduced broadcast content summary information, a keyword 22c, and selection information. ID 22d and the like. These pieces of information represent the reproduced summary and the viewer who watched it.

Next, the operation of the information providing system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3C.

First, as a premise of providing the broadcast content summary information, the summary reproduction information 21a and the additional screen information 21d are created in the information processing apparatus 5.

As described above, the summary reproduction information 21a is an identifier of the header 11 of the broadcast content information 10. The information processing apparatus 5 receives the broadcast content information 10 before broadcast or the broadcast content information 10 broadcast by wired / wireless reception or logistics, and from the broadcast content information 10, The frame 12 constituting the summary is selected, the time stamp 11a and the frame number 11b included in the header 11 of the frame 12 are extracted as identifiers, and a keyword or the like for searching is added thereto. The summary playback information 21a is created. Here, as the extraction method of the time stamp 11a and the frame number 11b, all the time stamps 11a and the frame number 11b corresponding to the individual frames 12 constituting the summary may be extracted. In the case where the frames 12 are continuous, the time stamp 11a and the frame number 11b related to the first frame 12 and the last frame 12 may be extracted. Moreover, you may make it extract by the method which mixed these. On the other hand, the additional screen information 21d is created in association with the summary playback information 21a created as described above, and is selected by a selection screen for selecting in more detail the contents of the summary indicated in the associated summary playback information 21a. It is composed.

The summary reproduction information 21a and the additional screen information 21d thus produced are sent to the summary reproduction information storage means 2d and the additional screen information storage means 2e of the information providing apparatus 2, respectively, and stored.

On the other hand, the viewer browses the program table published in a newspaper or the like, or the program table transmitted from a broadcasting station, and records the program for viewing. When the recorded program is broadcast, the broadcast content information 10 is received by a receiver of a viewer (not shown) and stored in the broadcast content information storage means 3f of the information using device 3. Here, the reception apparatus includes both forms that are incorporated in and integrated with the information utilization apparatus 3 and that are configured separately from the information utilization apparatus 3.

A viewer who wishes to watch the recorded program summary first inputs the designated condition information 20 by using the designated condition input means 3a. The input of the designated condition information 20 here may be performed either before or after storing the summary reproduction information 21a and the additional screen information 21d in the information providing apparatus 2, and the information utilization apparatus. This may be done either before or after the storage of the broadcast content information 10 in (3). The items to be inputted here are the delivery method serving as the delivery method ID 20b, the viewable time serving as the viewable time information 20c, and the title and keyword 20e of the program serving as the title ID 20d. Since the information about the authentication information 20a is determined uniformly by the viewer or the information using apparatus 3, it is not necessary to input it here, and the information regarding the selection information ID 20f is further described later. Since it is performed according to the indication of, it is not inputted here as well.

The designated condition information 20 input in this manner is sent to the specified condition information transmission means 3b, and the specified condition information transmission means 3b uses the input condition information 20 as the electronic communication means 4. It transmits to the information provision apparatus 2 through it.

The sent designated condition information 20 is received by the designated condition receiving means 2a of the information providing apparatus 2, and the designated condition receiving means 2a receives the authentication information 20a of the designated condition information 20. The designated condition information 20 is authenticated using. The summary reproduction information retrieving means 2c refers to the title ID 20d, the keyword 20e, and the selection information ID 20f of the designated condition information 20 received by the designated condition receiving means 2a, and they The summary playback information 21a specified by &quot; a &quot; is extracted from the summary playback information storage means 2d. In addition, the summary content reduction means 2b refers to the viewable time information 20c of the received designated condition information 20 to determine the summary reproduction information 21a extracted by the summary reproduction information retrieving means 2c. Shorten it. The summary playback information 21a is shortened so that the playback time of the summary reproduced based on the summary playback information 21a is settled within the viewable time shown in the viewable time information 20c. The frame constituting the summary content must be extracted, and the identifier of the summary playback information 21a corresponding to the extracted frame is omitted. As a specific method of extraction, for example, when the reproduction time of the summary to be reproduced based on the extracted summary reproduction information 21a is set to 1, the summary reproduction of the reduction rate is made such that the reproduction time is 0.8 times, 0.6 times, and 0.4 times. The information 21a is prepared in advance, and the summary playback information 21a collected at the viewable time is selected from them. The summary reproduction information 21a thus shortened is sent to the summary reproduction distribution means 2g.

Further, the additional screen information extracting means 2f refers to the summary reproduction information 21a retrieved by the summary reproduction information retrieving means 2c, and adds the additional screen information 21d corresponding thereto to the additional screen information storing means 2e. ). The additional screen information 21d extracted in this way is sent to the summary reproduction delivery means 2g.

The summary reproduction delivery means 2g to which the summary reproduction information 21a and the additional screen information 21d are sent from the summary content reduction means 2b and the additional screen information extracting means 2f is designated by the designated condition receiving means 2a. The title ID 21b and the keyword 21c of the received designated condition information 20 are acquired, and the summary related information 21 is formed by them, and the delivery method ID 20b of the designated condition information 20 is obtained. Reference is made to the summary related information 21 according to the delivery method shown therein. The transmitted summary related information 21 is distributed to the information using apparatus 3 via the electronic communication means 4.

The distributed summary related information 21 is received by the summary related information receiving means 3c of the information using apparatus 3, and the received summary related information 21 is received by the summary related information authentication means 3d. Authentication is performed. The authentication here is an operation of determining whether the distributed summary related information 21 is suitable for the summary contents specified by the designated condition input means 3a. Specifically, the title of the summary related information 21 is determined. It is judged whether or not the ID 21b and the keyword 21c match the title ID and keyword inputted by the designated condition input means 3a.

If it is determined that the received summary related information 21 is suitable for the designated summary, the additional screen display means 3e inputs a summary creation condition or the like using the additional screen information 21d of the summary related information 21. A search screen is displayed. The search screen has a selection part for selecting in more detail the contents of the summary shown in the transmitted summary playback information 21a, and new designating conditions can be added by selecting a condition from this selection part. The condition selected from this selection part is input by the designated condition input means 3a, and the condition entered in this manner is selected information ID 20f of the specified condition information 20 together with the other specified conditions first inputted. ) Is again transmitted from the designated condition information transmitting means 3b to the information providing apparatus 2 via the electronic communication means 4. The information providing apparatus 2 to which the new designated condition information 20 has been transmitted uses the new specified condition information 20 to generate new summary related information 21 as in the case where the designated condition information 20 is first transmitted. ). The summary related information 21 thus produced is made in consideration of the contents of the selection information ID, which is a newly added designation condition, and thus becomes a content that reflects the viewer's wishes more in detail than the first one. The summary related information 21 thus produced is distributed to the information using apparatus 3 via the electronic communication means 4 as in the first case, and thereafter, authentication is performed by the summary related information authentication means 3d. Then, the search screen is displayed again by the additional screen display means 3e. Since the search screen here is created based on the additional screen information 21d of the newly created summary related information 21, the selected part showing more detailed design conditions than the first case is displayed. In this way, according to the search screen displayed by the additional screen display means 3e, by sequentially selecting conditions, the specified condition information 20 is input and transmitted while the specified range is narrowed down step by step. The summary related information 21 can be received.

When the specified conditions are determined by narrowing the specified conditions in this manner or when the specified conditions are confirmed even without narrowing, the viewer gives an indication that the summary to be reproduced is determined, and when there is this instruction, the frame search means (3g). ) Extracts a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the broadcast content information storage means 3f by using the summary playback information 21a of the latest summary related information 21. As described above, since the summary reproduction information 21a is constituted by the time stamp 11a and the frame number 11b of the header 11 of the broadcast content information 10, the frame retrieving means 3g By taking this summary reproduction information 21a into consideration, a frame 12 corresponding thereto can be determined, and the determined frame 12 is stored from the broadcast content information 10 stored in the broadcast content information storage means 3f. It can be extracted.

The frame 12 extracted by the frame retrieving means 3g is reproduced by the image reproducing means 3h, whereby the viewer can watch the summary of the program according to the specified condition.                     

When the summary is reproduced in this manner, the viewing result information conveying means 3i conveys to the information providing apparatus 2 that the specific summary is reproduced. This conveyance is performed by transmitting the viewing result information 22 shown in FIG. 3C to the information providing apparatus 2 via the electronic communication means 4. The transmitted viewing result information 22 is received by the viewing result retrieving means 2h of the information providing apparatus 2, and the customer management means 2i receives the viewing result received by the viewing result retrieving means 2h. Based on the information 22, the viewing statistics information which is the statistics is prepared, and customer management is performed. This makes it possible to collect the viewing information of individual viewers, to provide a service suitable for each viewer, and to provide the broadcasting station with the information, thereby making it possible to produce a program that more reflects the tastes of the viewers. .

In the case of performing an amount payment processing such as the use price of the information providing system 1, the amount charge information transmitting means 2j transmits the amount charge information to the financial settlement institution 6 through the electronic communication means 4. . Here, the charge amount information is data created based on the viewing statistics information managed by the customer management means 2i, and includes data for each viewer, data for determining the use price charged to each viewer, and the like.

In addition, as described above, various advertisement information is recorded in the advertisement information storing means 2k, and the advertisement selecting means 2l is based on the audience statistics information managed by the customer management means 2i. Advertising information is selected from the information storage means 2k. Here, the advertisement information includes not only advertisements relating to broadcast contents broadcast from broadcasting stations, but also information such as communication addresses of electronic communication networks that can be connected using an electronic communication apparatus, for example, home page addresses of the Internet. The advertisement information selected by the advertisement selecting means 2l is sent to the information using apparatus 3 of each viewer through the electronic communication means 4 by the summary reproducing and distributing means 2g. As a result, advertisement information according to each viewer's preference can be provided for each individual.

Next, the specific example of the information provision system 1 is demonstrated.

4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of an information providing system 30 that is a specific example of the information providing system 1.

The information providing system 30 is provided with an information providing apparatus 32, an information using apparatus 33, an electronic communication means 34, an information processing apparatus 35, a broadcasting station, and the like, and broadcast information transmission for transmitting broadcast content information. It is constituted by the device 31 and connected to the financial settlement institution 36 through the electronic communication means 34. Here, the broadcast content information transmitted from the broadcast information transmitting device 31 is transmitted to the information using device 33 via the broadcast communication path 37.

5 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information providing apparatus 32.

The information providing device 32 includes a recording device 32a, such as a semiconductor memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory) for recording various kinds of information, an information control device 32b for controlling the entire information providing device 32, and information. Various information such as an auxiliary memory device 32c in which information used for setting basic input / output of each device constituting the providing device 32 is recorded, an input device 32d for inputting various information, and a summary image to be provided are stored. It is comprised by the display apparatus 32e to display and the electronic communication means 34, and the transceiver 32f which transmits and receives information.

Here, the recording device 32a includes a summary playback information database 32aa which is a database of summary playback information, an additional screen information database 32ab which is a database of additional screen information, and a summary playback information database 32aa. Summary content shortening information, which is a search engine program for searching for specific summary playback information, the summary playback information searching information 32ac, the advertisement information 32ad, and the summary playback information shortening based on the designated viewing time information. 32ae), delivery method information af designated by the viewer, viewing statistics information 32ag, and system control information 32ah, which is information used for controlling the information providing apparatus 32, is stored.

In addition, the display device 32e has a storage device 32ea in which bitmap data such as an image displayed on the display device 32e is recorded. As the storage device 32ea, a semiconductor memory such as RAM or ROM (Read Only Memory) is used.

6 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information using apparatus 33.

The information utilization apparatus 33 is basically a recording apparatus 33a for recording various kinds of information, an information control apparatus 33b for controlling the entire information usage apparatus 33, and basic apparatuses of the information utilization apparatus 33. An auxiliary storage device 33c on which information used for setting input and output is recorded, an input device 33d for inputting various information such as specified condition information, a display device 33e for displaying various information such as a summary image, and an electronic device. It is comprised by the transmission-reception apparatus 33f which is connected with the communication means 34, and transmits and receives information.

Here, the recording device 33a receives a plurality of pieces of broadcast content information 33aa and data groups transmitted from the broadcast information transmitting device 31 via the broadcast communication path 37 and downloaded by the information using device 33. Browser content information 33ab, which is a software used to browse and retrieve information according to a purpose, broadcast content information search information 33ac, which is a search engine program for searching for specific broadcast content information from downloaded broadcast content information 33aa, and System control information 33ad, which is information used for controlling the information using apparatus 33, is stored.

In addition, the display device 33e has a storage device 33ea in which bitmap data such as an image displayed on the display device 33e is recorded.

7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 35.

The information processing apparatus 35 includes information processing that stores databases 35a to 35d, which are broadcast content information storage means for classifying and storing broadcast content information for each broadcast content, and template information 35ea for processing broadcast content information. Automatic material information storage server 35j, which is a material information storage server that extracts and distributes the broadcast content information stored in the server 35e, the database 35a to 35d, and the template information 35ea stored in the information processing server 35e, The broadcast content information and template information 35ea distributed by the information material division table 35ja and automatic system material information storage server 35j for creating a subtitle of the broadcast content whenever the scene of the broadcast content changes. Information converting apparatuses 35f to 35i which are information processing means for creating summary reproduction information, processing terminals 35m to 35o for manual input by an operator to generate summary reproduction information, and data fields. An operation management apparatus which performs operation management of the manual material information processing server 351 and the information processing apparatus 35 as a whole, which extract broadcast content information stored in the case 35a to 35d according to the input of the processing terminals 35m to 35o. It consists of 35k.

Next, the operation of the information providing system 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

The information processing apparatus 35 classifies broadcasting content information acquired by reception etc. for each field, and stores it in a database. In the case of Fig. 7, the broadcast content information about the sports program is in the sports information database 35a, the broadcast content information about the advertisement is in the advertisement information database 35b, and the broadcast content information about the emergency news is the emergency news database. At 35c, broadcast content information relating to the news program is stored in the news information database 35d, respectively.

Although the information processing apparatus 35 produces | generates the summary reproduction information using the broadcast content information stored in the databases 35a-35d, here, the broadcast content information is summarized by the uniform process by the content. It can be classified into what can be processed as reproduction information and what is not, and the processing method of summary reproduction information differs, respectively.

When the broadcast content information is of a content that can be uniformly processed, the automatic system information storage server 35j extracts broadcast content information from the databases 35a to 35d, and converts the extracted broadcast content information by field. Distribution to devices 35f to 35i. The broadcast content information distributed at this time is a sub picture of the broadcast content created by the information material division table 35ja each time the scene of the broadcast content changes. At this time, the template information 35ea corresponding to each broadcast content information is extracted from the information processing server 35e and distributed to the information conversion apparatuses 35f to 35i in this way. Here, the template information 35ea is a screen frame used when creating the summary reproduction information from the broadcast content information. The information conversion apparatuses 35f to 35i to which the broadcast content information and the template information 35ea are distributed are processed by using the template information 35ea to process the broadcast content information, extract the identifier of the processed information, and further extract keywords. In addition, summary playback information is created.

On the other hand, if the broadcast content information is not one that can be uniformly processed, the broadcast material information is extracted from the databases 35a to 35d by the manual material information processing server 351, and the extracted broadcast content information. The operator manually inputs the processing using the processing terminals 35m to 35o, extracts the identifier of the processed information in this way, and adds a keyword or the like to create summary reproduction information.

Next, the information processing apparatus 35 creates additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information created as described above. The additional screen information is created by the operator using the processing terminals 35m to 35o.

The summary reproduction information and the additional screen information thus created are sent to the information providing apparatus 32, and the summary reproduction information database 32aa and the additional screen information database are respectively sent to the recording apparatus 32a of the information providing apparatus 32. Stored as 32ab.

On the other hand, the viewer uses the information usage device 33 to set recording contents of the broadcast content information of the program that the viewer desires to watch. As described above, the information for setting basic input / output of each device is stored in the auxiliary memory device 32c. First, the information control device 32b reads this information from the auxiliary memory device 32c and uses the information. Initial setup of the device 33 is made. Thereafter, the information control device 32b reads the system control information 32ah from the recording device 32a, and enables recording setting of the broadcast content information of the program. When the viewer sets the recording and the recorded program is transmitted from the broadcast information transmitting device 31, the broadcast content information is received via the broadcast communication path 37 to a receiver of a viewer (not shown), and the recording device It is recorded as broadcast content information 33aa in 33a.

A viewer who wishes to view a summary of a recorded program, first, inputs the specified condition information using the input device 33d according to the input screen displayed on the display device 33e using the browser information 33ab. Do it. 8 and 9 show examples of display screens displayed on the display device 33e when inputting specified condition information.

8 is a display screen of a recorded program list, and a scroll button 40c or the like is operated to select a program for viewing a summary. Here, when a program is selected from the selected parts of the displayed program, and the viewing of the summary is desired, the selection button 40b is clicked to determine the program. In the example of FIG. 8, the title "Pro Baseball Giant vs. Yokohama" is selected. On the other hand, for example, when a program belonging to the lower part exists more than the displayed selection part, and the program belonging to the lower part is selected, the detail button 40a is clicked to select the selected part of the program belonging to the lower part. The program is determined and the program decision is made from the selected part.

When the selection button 40b is clicked and the program is determined, the detailed designation screen shown in Fig. 9 is displayed next. In the detail designation screen, a keyword input field 40d for inputting a keyword to be used when creating a summary, a processing condition 40h consisting of “AND” and “0R” for defining a search condition for a plurality of entered keywords, and a viewable time are displayed. An input viewable time input field 40e is provided, and a keyword, input of viewable time, and logical conditions are selected in these fields. When the input is completed in this manner, the display field 40f displays how long the input viewable time becomes for the broadcast time specified in the keyword. In the example of Fig. 9, "Imatsu" and "home run" are input as keywords, and "AND" indicating that both conditions of the keywords "Imatsu" and "home run" are selected as the logic condition 40h is selected. "10 minutes" is input as the viewable time, and the display field 40f shows that the input viewable time corresponds to 1/3 of the broadcast time specified in the keyword. When the input item is to be confirmed and confirmed, the confirmation button 40g is clicked on, thereby completing the input of the specified condition information. In FIG. 9, input and selection are performed on all items of the keyword input field 40d, the logical condition 40h, and the viewable time input field 40e. However, input or selection is performed on at least one item. You may not lose it. In this case, an item which is not input or selected is searched without being limited.

The designated condition information input in this way is sent to the information control apparatus 33b, the information control apparatus 33b sends the sent specified condition information to the transceiver 33f, and the transceiver 33f is electronic communication. Through the means 34, the specified condition information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 32.

The transmitted designated condition information is received by the transceiver 32f of the information providing device 32, and the received designated condition information is sent to the information control device 32b. The information control apparatus 32b which received the specified condition information authenticates the specified condition information using the authentication information of the specified condition information. When the authentication is completed, the information control device 32b uses the summary reproduction information retrieval information 32ac recorded in the recording device 32a to store summary reproduction information suitable for the transmitted designated condition information in the summary reproduction information database. Extract from (32aa). When the extraction of the summary reproduction information is completed, the information control device 32b shortens the summary reproduction information extracted according to the specified condition information by using the summary content reduction information 32ae recorded in the recording device 32a. . The information control device 32b also extracts additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary reproduction information from the additional screen information database 32ab.

The extracted summary reproduction information and the additional screen information corresponding thereto are thus extracted together with the title ID and keywords included in the designated condition information as the summary related information, and the electronic communication means 34 is transferred from the transceiver 32f. It is distributed to the information using apparatus 33 through. The delivery here is performed by a method in which the information control device 32b is determined in accordance with the delivery method ID included in the designated condition information by using the delivery method information 32af stored in the recording device 32a. .

The distributed summary related information is received by the transceiver 33f of the information using apparatus 33 and sent to the information control apparatus 33b. The information control apparatus 33b to which the summary related information has been sent first authenticates the sent summary related information. When the authentication is finished, the information control device 33b uses the browser information 33ab stored in the recording device 33a to display a search screen of additional screen information included in the summary related information. Mark it. The display of the search screen is performed by forming bitmap data of the search screen in the storage device 33ea using the browser information 33ab and the additional screen information, and reading and scanning the bitmap data thus formed in sequence. .

10 is a conceptual diagram showing the shape of a search screen displayed on the display device 33e. As shown in FIG. 8, a search screen is comprised by the scene object 40 which is a background, and the additional object 41 displayed on it. The scene object 40 is a screen displayed based on data previously recorded inside the information using apparatus 33, and a selection button or the like common to the search screen is also included in the scene object 40. FIG. The additional object 41 is a screen formed on the basis of the sent additional screen information, and the search information corresponding to each summary reproduction information is displayed.

11 is a display example of a search screen displayed in this manner.

In this screen, the detail button 40a and the selection button 40b are displayed as the scene object 40, and the additional screen 41a is displayed as the additional object 41 on it. This additional screen 41a is designated condition information designated by the conditions shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the title "Pro Baseball Giant vs. Yokohama", the keywords "Imatsu", "home run", and the viewable time "10 minutes". This is displayed based on the additional screen information created by the user, and a plurality of selected parts such as "All at bat of Imatsu" and "Home run of the day" are displayed. When a selection is made from this selection part and a summary of the contents is desired, the selection button 40b is clicked to make a selection. On the other hand, if you want to make more detailed settings, click the detail button 40a. When the detail button 40a is pressed, the selection information is sent back to the information providing apparatus 32 as the selection information ID of the designated condition information, and the information providing apparatus 32 that has received it corresponds to the designated condition information. The summary related information is distributed, and the information control device 33b displays the new additional screen 41a by using the newly received summary related information.

When the designation conditions are narrowed down in this way, or the designation conditions are confirmed without narrowing down, and the selection button 40b is clicked on, the information control device 33b uses the broadcast content information retrieval information 33ac. Then, the frames constituting the broadcast content summary information are extracted from the broadcast content information 33aa stored in the recording device 33a in accordance with the summary reproduction information. The extracted frame is displayed and reproduced on the display device 33e using the browser information 33ab.

When the summary is reproduced in this manner, the information control apparatus 33b returns to the information providing apparatus 32 that the specific summary has been reproduced. This conveyance is performed by transmitting the viewing result information to the information providing apparatus 32 via the electronic communication means 34. The transmitted viewing result information is received by the transceiver 32f of the information providing device 32 and sent to the information control device 32b.

The information control device 32b to which the viewing result information has been transmitted creates a viewing statistics information 32ag based on the sent viewing result information and stores it in the recording device 32a.

In the case of performing a value payment processing such as the use price of the information providing system 30, the information control device 32b transmits the amount of charge information to the financial settlement institution 36 through the electronic communication means 34. Further, the information control device 32b selects an advertisement to be sent from the advertisement information 32ad to each viewer based on the viewing statistics information 32ag stored in the recording device 32a.

Next, the operation of the information providing system will be described using a flowchart. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system 30.

[S1] With reference to the program table and the like, recording of the program is set, the broadcast contents information is received, and the information using apparatus stores the received broadcast contents information in the recording apparatus.

[S2] A search condition is specified, and the specified search condition is sent to the information providing apparatus as the specified condition information.

[S3] In the information providing apparatus, authentication and delivery method of the specified condition information are confirmed.

[S4] Based on the specified condition information, the summary reproduction information and the additional screen information are keyword searched and extracted.

[S5] With reference to the viewable time of the designated condition information, the summary playback information extracted in step S4 is shortened.

[S6] The summary playback information shortened in step S5 and the additional screen information extracted in step S4 are transmitted to the information using apparatus.

[S7] The browser screen is updated with additional screen information to display the additional screen.

[S8] Select whether or not to perform a new search in more detail. In the case of performing a more detailed search, the flow proceeds to step S2. If no new search is made, the process proceeds to step S9.

[S9] In the information using apparatus, the broadcast content information required for reproduction of the summary is searched for by referring to a time stamp or the like that is an identifier included in the received summary reproduction information.

[S10] The broadcast content summary information is reproduced and displayed by the broadcast content information retrieved in step S9.

[S11] After reproduction of the summary, the viewing result information is returned to the information providing apparatus.

[S12] In the information providing apparatus, statistics of the viewing result are generated based on the returned viewing result information.

[S13] The amount of information charged based on the city hall statistics is sent to the financial settlement institution, and the amount of processing such as the use price of the information providing system is processed through the financial settlement institution.

[S14] The advertisement information for each individual is selected based on the viewing statistics, and the advertisement information is distributed for each individual.

[S15] The viewer watches the advertisement information.

As described above, in this embodiment, the information providing apparatus stores the summary playback information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information, stores additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information, and in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information. Extract specific summary playback information, extract additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information, shorten the extracted summary playback information according to the specified condition information, and extract the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information to the designated condition information. It delivers at a specified timing, and in a method of using information, stores broadcast content information, inputs specified condition information of broadcast content summary information to be provided, transmits specified condition information, and delivers distributed summary playback information and additional screens. Receive the information, display the additional screen using the received additional screen information, and reproduce the received summary. By using the information of the broadcast contents stored in the broadcast content information, the frame constituting the broadcast summary information is extracted and the extracted frames are reproduced. Therefore, the recorded program contents can be recognized in a short time, and the selection of the program to be watched can be made. It will be easy.

In this embodiment, since the viewing result information indicating that the summary is reproduced in the information using apparatus is transmitted from the information using apparatus to the information providing apparatus, the information providing apparatus recovers the viewing result information. It is possible to collect the personal information of the viewer watching the, to provide various personal services, the collection of taste information of the viewer, and the like.

The above processing function can be realized by a computer. In this case, the processing contents of the functions that the information providing device and the information using device should have are described in a program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Then, by executing this program on a computer, the above processing is realized by a computer. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device and a semiconductor memory. In the case of distribution to the market, the program may be stored in a portable recording medium such as CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read 0nly Memory) or a floppy disk for distribution, or stored in a storage device of a computer connected through a network, You can also transfer to another computer via. When running on a computer, the program is stored in a hard disk device or the like in the computer, loaded into the main memory, and executed. The computer is not limited to a personal computer in particular, but means a general computer having at least one processing device and controlled by a program.

As described above, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the summary reproduction information storage means stores the summary reproduction information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information, and the additional screen information storage means corresponds to the summary reproduction information. Stores additional screen information, extracts, by the summary playback information retrieval means, specific summary reproduction information from the summary reproduction information storage means, according to the sent condition information, and by the additional screen information extraction means, the summary reproduction information retrieval means; Extract additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information extracted by the additional screen information storage means, and shorten the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information search means by the summary content shortening means according to the specified condition information; And a subtracted by the supplementary screen information extracting means by the summary playback distribution means. Since the summary playback information, which is shortened by the screen information and the summary content reduction means, is delivered at the timing specified in the designated condition information, the recorded program contents can be made known to the viewers in a short time, and the selection of the program to be viewed can be easily performed. do.

Further, in the information providing apparatus of the present invention, the viewing result collecting means collects the viewing result information indicating that the summary of the broadcast contents has been reproduced, and the customer management means prepares the viewing statistical information which is the statistics of the viewing result information. Since the customer management is performed, it is possible to recover the personal information of the viewer watching the program.

Further, in the information using apparatus of the present invention, the broadcast content information storage means stores the broadcast content information, and the designated condition input means inputs the designated condition information of the broadcast content summary information to be provided, and specifies the designated condition. By the information transmitting means, the designated condition information is transmitted, and by the summary related information receiving means, the summary reproduction information indicating the summary of the broadcast content information distributed in accordance with the designated condition information and the additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information are obtained. Summary playback information received by the supplementary screen display means, and displaying the supplementary screen using the supplementary screen information received by the summary related information receiving means, and received by the frame search means from the summary related information receiving means. A program for configuring the broadcast content summary information from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means using Since the frame is extracted and the image extracted means reproduces the frames extracted by the frame search means, the recorded program contents can be made known to the viewers in a short time, and the selection of the programs to be viewed is easy.

In addition, in the information using apparatus of the present invention, the viewing result information conveying means transmits the viewing result information indicating that the broadcast content summary information is reproduced to the provider of the broadcast content summary information, so that the viewer who views the program It is possible to recover personal information.                     

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the broadcast content information storage means classifies and stores the broadcast content information for each broadcast content, and the information processing server stores template information for processing the broadcast content information, The broadcast content information and the template information distributed by the material information storage server are extracted and distributed by the information storage server, and the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means and the template information stored in the information processing server. Since the summary reproduction information is created using the above, it is possible to provide a summary of the program contents and to recognize the recorded program contents in a short time.

Further, in the information providing system of the present invention, the summary playback information storage means stores summary playback information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information, and the additional screen information storage means makes additional screens created in correspondence with the summary playback information. Storing information, extracting, by the summary reproduction information retrieval means, specific summary reproduction information from the summary reproduction information storage means, in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information, by the additional screen information extraction means, by the summary reproduction information retrieval means; Extract additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information from the additional screen information storage means, shorten the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information search means by the summary content shortening means according to the specified condition information; In the summary screen and the additional screen information extracted by the additional screen information extracting means by the summary playback distribution means; Broadcast contents, which are shortened by the user's shortening means, to be delivered at a timing specified in the designated condition information, stored by the broadcast content information storage means, and stored by the designated condition input means, and provided by the designated condition input means. Inputting the specified condition information of the information, sending the designated condition information to the information providing apparatus by the designated condition information transmitting means, and summarizing playback information and additional screen information distributed from the information providing apparatus by the summary related information receiving means. Summary playback information received by the supplementary screen display means, and displaying the supplementary screen using the supplementary screen information received by the summary related information receiving means, and received by the frame search means from the summary related information receiving means. Using the broadcast content information storing means to construct the broadcast content summary information Extracts the frame and reproduces the frame extracted by the frame retrieval means by the image reproducing means, thereby making it possible for the viewer to recognize the recorded program contents in a short time, and the selection of the program to be watched becomes easy. .

Furthermore, in the information providing method of the present invention, the summary playback information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information is stored, the additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information is stored, and the specific summary playback is performed in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information. Extract information, extract additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information, shorten the extracted summary playback information according to the specified condition information, and extract the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information at the timing specified in the specified condition information; Since it is supposed to be distributed, it becomes possible to make viewers recognize the recorded program contents in a short time, and it becomes easy to select a program to watch.

In addition, in the information using method of the present invention, the broadcast content information is stored, the designated condition information of the broadcast content summary information desired to be provided is input, the specified condition information is transmitted, the distributed summary playback information and the additional screen information are distributed. Receives an image, displays the additional screen using the received additional screen information, extracts a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the stored broadcast content information using the received summary playback information, and extracts the extracted screen. Since the frame is reproduced, the viewer can be made aware of the recorded program contents in a short time, and the selection of the program to be watched becomes easy.

Further, in the recording medium of the present invention, the summary reproduction information indicating the summary content of the broadcast content information is stored, the additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary reproduction information is stored, and the specific summary reproduction information is specified in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information. Extract the additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information, shorten the extracted summary playback information according to the specified condition information, and distribute the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information at the timing specified in the specified condition information. By storing a program that causes a computer to perform a function, the program stored in the recording medium can be executed on a computer, thereby making it possible for the viewer to recognize the recorded program content in a short time, and the selection of the program to be watched becomes easy.

In addition, the recording medium of the present invention stores the broadcast content information, inputs the designated condition information of the broadcast content summary information to be provided, transmits the designated condition information, and receives the distributed summary playback information and additional screen information. Then, the additional screen is displayed using the received additional screen information, and using the received summary playback information, a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information is extracted from the stored broadcast content information, and the extracted frame is extracted. Since the program to be played by the computer is stored, the program stored in the recording medium can be executed on a computer, thereby making it possible for the viewer to recognize the recorded program contents in a short time, and the selection of the program to be watched becomes easy.

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An information providing apparatus for providing a summary of broadcast contents summarizing broadcast content information, Summary playback information storage means for storing summary playback information indicating a summary of the broadcast content information; Additional screen information storage means for storing additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary reproduction information; Summary reproduction information retrieving means for extracting said summary reproduction information specific from said summary reproduction information storing means in accordance with the transmitted designated condition information; Additional screen information extracting means for extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information searching means from the additional screen information storing means; Summary content reduction means for shortening the summary reproduction information extracted by the summary reproduction information retrieving means according to the designated condition information; And a summary playback distribution means for delivering the additional screen information extracted by the additional screen information extraction means and the summary reproduction information shortened by the summary content reduction means at a timing specified in the designated condition information. Information provision device. The method of claim 1, And the summary reproduction information comprises a frame number of a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information and an identifier indicating a broadcast time at which the frame is broadcast. The method of claim 1, The designated condition information has a keyword designated by the user, a title ID specifying a broadcast unit, and a selection information ID indicating a summary selected by the user. The summary reproduction information retrieving means includes the keyword included in the designated condition information, the And the summary reproduction information is extracted in accordance with the title ID and the selection information ID. The method of claim 3, wherein And the summary reproduction delivering means distributes the keyword, the title ID, and the selection information ID included in the designated condition information together with the additional screen information and the summary reproduction information. The method of claim 1, The designated condition information has information of a viewable time designated by the user, and the summary content shortening means shortens the summary playback information so that the summary of the created broadcast content is collected within the viewable time. Information provision device. The method of claim 1, And the specified condition information has a delivery method ID indicating a delivery method designated by the user, and wherein the summary reproduction delivery means delivers the summary reproduction information in accordance with the delivery method ID. The method of claim 6, And wherein the delivery method ID indicates a timing for delivering the additional screen information and the summary playback information selected from a time at which the specified condition information is transmitted, a daily determined time, or a time at which delivery is possible. Providing device. The method of claim 1, And viewing result retrieving means for retrieving viewing result information indicating that the summary of the broadcast contents has been reproduced, and customer management means for creating viewing statistics information, which is the statistics of the viewing result information, and for customer management; Information provision device. The method of claim 8, An information providing device, characterized in that it further comprises a charge amount information transmitting means for transmitting charge amount information to a financial settlement institution. The method of claim 8, And advertisement selection means for storing advertisement information provided to the user and advertisement selection means for extracting personal advertisement information selected for each user from the advertisement information storage means, based on the viewing statistics information. And the summary reproduction distributing means distributes the personal advertisement information. The method of claim 10, And the advertisement information comprises a communication address of an electronic communication network which can be connected using an electronic communication device. An information using apparatus using broadcast content summary information summarizing broadcast content information, Broadcast content information storage means for storing the broadcast content information; Designated condition input means for inputting specified condition information of said broadcast content summary information to be provided; Designated condition information transmitting means for transmitting the designated condition information; Summary related information receiving means for receiving summary reproduction information indicating a summary of the broadcast content information distributed according to the designated condition information and additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information; Additional screen display means for displaying an additional screen by using the additional screen information received by the summary related information receiving means; Frame retrieving means for extracting a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means by using the summary playback information received by the summary related information receiving means; , And information reproducing means for reproducing the frame extracted by said frame retrieving means. The method of claim 12, And the summary reproduction information comprises a frame number of a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information and an identifier indicating a broadcast time at which the frame is broadcast. The method of claim 12, And the designated condition information includes a keyword, a title ID for designating a broadcast unit, a selection information ID for indicating a summary, a viewable time information, and a delivery method ID for indicating a delivery method. The method of claim 14, The delivery method ID indicates a timing for delivering the additional screen information and the summary playback information selected from the time at which the specified condition information is transmitted, the daily determined time, or the time at which delivery is possible. Information utilization device. The method of claim 12, The summary related information receiving means receives the additional screen information and the summary reproduction information, the keyword, the title ID, and the selection information ID, which are distributed together with the additional screen information and the summary reproduction information; And a summary related information authentication means for authenticating the received additional screen information and the summary playback information using the keyword, the title ID and the selection information ID received by the summary related information receiving means. Information using device characterized in that. The method of claim 12, And the summary related information receiving means receives the provided personal advertisement information. The method of claim 17, And the personal advertisement information comprises a communication address of an electronic communication network which can be connected using an electronic communication device. The method of claim 12, And the viewing result information conveying means for conveying viewing result information indicating that the broadcasting content summary information has been reproduced by the image reproducing means to a provider of the broadcasting content summary information. . The method of claim 12, And the specified condition input means can input the specified condition information while narrowing the specified range step by step in accordance with the display of the additional screen. An information processing apparatus for creating summary reproduction information indicating summary contents of broadcast content information, Broadcast content information storage means for classifying and storing the broadcast content information for each broadcast content; An information processing server storing template information for processing the broadcast content information; A material information storage server which extracts and distributes the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means and the template information stored in the information processing server; And information processing means for creating the summary reproduction information by using the broadcast content information and the template information distributed by the material information storage server. In the information providing system for providing a summary of the broadcast content summarized broadcast content information, A summary playback information storage means for storing summary playback information indicating a summary content of the broadcast content information, additional screen information storage means for storing additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information, and transmitted specified condition information; A summary reproduction information retrieving means for extracting the summary reproduction information specific from the summary reproduction information storing means, and the additional screen information corresponding to the summary reproduction information extracted by the summary reproduction information retrieving means; Additional screen information extraction means for extracting from the storage means, summary content shortening means for shortening the summary playback information extracted by the summary playback information retrieving means according to the designated condition information, and additional screen information extracting means; Shortened by the extracted additional screen information and the summary content reduction means. A group for browsing video information and provide a browsing video information comprising a distributing means for distributing device at a timing specified in the designation condition information, Broadcast content information storage means for storing the broadcast content information, designation condition input means for inputting the specified condition information of the broadcast content summary information desired to be provided, and designation for transmitting the specified condition information to the information providing apparatus. By using condition information transmitting means, summary related information receiving means for receiving the summary reproduction information and the additional screen information distributed from the information providing apparatus, and the additional screen information received by the summary related information receiving means, The broadcast content summary from the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means by using additional screen display means for displaying an additional screen and the summary playback information received by the summary related information receiving means; Frame retrieving means for extracting a frame constituting the information, and by the frame retrieving means. Submitted information providing system comprising the information usage apparatus having an image reproduction device to reproduce the frame. The method of claim 22, The information using apparatus further includes viewing result information conveying means for conveying viewing result information indicating that the broadcast content summary information has been reproduced by the image reproducing means to the information providing apparatus, The information providing apparatus further comprises viewing result collection means for recovering the viewing result information, and customer management means for creating the viewing statistics information, which is the statistics of the viewing result information, and performing customer management. system. The method of claim 22, Broadcast content information storage means for classifying and storing the broadcast content information for each broadcast content, an information processing server storing template information for processing the broadcast content information, the broadcast content information stored in the broadcast content information storage means, and An information processing server for extracting and distributing the template information stored in the information processing server; and an information processing for creating the summary reproduction information by using the broadcasting content information and the template information distributed by the material information storage server. An information providing system, further comprising an information processing apparatus having means. In the information providing method for providing a summary of the broadcast content summary information, Storing summary playback information indicating a summary of the broadcast content information; Store additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information; In accordance with the sent condition information, extract the specific summary playback information; Extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information; The extracted summary playback information is shortened in accordance with the designated condition information. And extracting the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information at a timing specified in the designated condition information. In the information use method using the broadcast content summary information that summarizes the broadcast content information, Storing the broadcast content information, Input the designated condition information of the broadcasting content summary information to be provided, Send the designated condition information, Receive distributed summary playback information and additional screen information, An additional screen is displayed using the received additional screen information, Extracting a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the stored broadcast content information using the received summary playback information; And reproducing the extracted frames. The method of claim 26, And an input, transmission, reception of said summary reproduction information, and said additional screen information while narrowing a designated range step by step according to the display of said additional screen. Storing summary playback information indicating a summary of broadcast content information; Store additional screen information created in correspondence with the summary playback information; In accordance with the sent condition information, extract the specific summary playback information; Extracting the additional screen information corresponding to the extracted summary playback information; The extracted summary playback information is shortened in accordance with the designated condition information. And a program for causing a computer to perform a function of delivering the extracted additional screen information and the shortened summary playback information at a timing specified in the designated condition information. Save broadcast contents information, Input the designated condition information of the program summary information that you want to provide, Send the designated condition information, Receive distributed summary playback information and additional screen information, An additional screen is displayed using the received additional screen information, Extracting a frame constituting the broadcast content summary information from the stored broadcast content information using the received summary playback information; A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to play back the extracted frames.

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